negativus

Latin

Etymology

From negō (“to deny, refuse”) +‎ -īvus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ne.ɡaːˈtiː.u̯us/, [nɛɡäːˈt̪iːu̯ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ne.ɡaˈti.vus/, [neɡäˈt̪iːvus]

Adjective

negātīvus (feminine negātīva, neuter negātīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. denied, negative, that which denies
  2. (law) inhibiting

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative negātīvus negātīva negātīvum negātīvī negātīvae negātīva
Genitive negātīvī negātīvae negātīvī negātīvōrum negātīvārum negātīvōrum
Dative negātīvō negātīvō negātīvīs
Accusative negātīvum negātīvam negātīvum negātīvōs negātīvās negātīva
Ablative negātīvō negātīvā negātīvō negātīvīs
Vocative negātīve negātīva negātīvum negātīvī negātīvae negātīva

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Further reading
  • “negativus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • negativus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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